Book holder



Aug. 26, 1924. 1,506,651

F. A. M GUIRE BOOK HOLDER Filed sent. s. 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 WITNESS: ATTORNEY Aug 26, 1924. v 1,506,651

' F. A. M GUIRE.

BOOK HOLDER Patented Aug. 26, 1924.

'QJNETED STATES FRANK A. MCGUIRE, OF GHERRYVALE, KANSAS.

BOOK HOLDER.

Application filed September 8, 1923. Serial No. 661,665.

T all whom it 'nmg concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK A. MCGUIRE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Uherryvale, in the county of Montgomery and State of Kansas, have invented new and useful Improvements in Book Holders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to book holders and has for its object the provision of a novel fully adjustable device designed to be mounted upon a floor lamp or the like and capable of supporting a book, magazine, sheet music or any other similar article for the convenience of the user.

An important object is the provision of a device 01" this character which embodies several novel details of construction and arrangement in the several parts, the device being simple and inexpensive in manufacture, easy to adjust, positive in action, efficient and durable in service and a general improvement in the art.

lVith the above and other objects and advantages in view the invention consists in the details of construction to be hereinafter more fully described and claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is an elevation of my rack in folded or inoperative position and showing it hanging down at the side of a floor lamp,

Figure 2 is a similar view showing the device in extended position ready for use,

Figure 8 is an elevation at right angles to Figure 2,

Figure 4 is a longitudinal section through the device,

Figure 5 is a detail cross section,

The remaining figures are perspective detail views of the several parts.

Referring more particularly to the drawings I have shown a floor lamp including the usual base A. from which rises an upright standard B carrying a forwardly extending arm C which carries the electric light supplied with current by wires in the usual manner.

In carrying out my invention I provide a supporting arm provided at one end with a member 11 slidably engaged upon the standard B and held at one desired height by a suitable setscrew 12.

Rotatable upon the support 10 is the hook holder proper which consists of two sections designated broadly by the numerals 13 and 141.. The section 13 includes a rod 15 formed intermediate its ends with a collar 16 rotatably engaged upon the support 10 while the section 14; includes a rod 17 from the center of which extends a rod 18 telescoped within the support 10. Connecting the ends of the rods and l7 are lazy tongs l9 and 21), the latter of which is provided with a series of hooks 21 adapted to be engaged by the lower edge of the book, magazine or other article held upon the device. it will be seen that by grasping the bar 17 the rack may be pulled out to accommodate articles of large sizes while by pushing inwardly the rack will be contracted for holding small books and the like.

For regulating the inclination of the rack, I provide a. small gear or toothed disk 22 which is splined upon the rod 18 and which is held by the means shown against movement away from the end of the supporting arm 10. Pivoted on this is a pawl 24: which is adapted to be engaged between any two successive teeth on the gear or notched disk whereby to hold the entire rack proper rigid with respect to the sup porting arm.

While it is not obviously essential, 1 prefer to provide a brace for holding the rack in horizontal position, this brace including a sleeve 25 which is slidable upon the standard B and adapted to be held fixed by a set screw 26, the collar having pivotally connected therewith a brace 27 which is in turn pivotally connected with the arm 10.

When the device is not in use, the parts are disposed as shown in Figure 1, the en tire rack hanging down along side the lamp standard and being out of the way. When use is desired, the operator slides the collar 26 upwardly and turns down the set screw 27 to maintain this adjusted position with the arm 10 extending horizontally out from the standard B. The rack proper is then adjusted to the desired size by pulling outwardly upon the rod 17 and the pawl is released while the rack proper is rotated upon its longitudinal axis into the position for holding the book or other article at the proper inclination. When the pawl is engaged with the notched disk or gear it is obvious that any rotatably adjusted position of the rack will be positively maintained.

From the foregoing description and study of the drawings it will be apparent (ill that I have thus provided a simply constructed and consequently inexpensive book rack which will be highly advantageous for the purpose specified, and which will'be a great convenience to those having occasion to read at night. While the device is shown and described as mounted upon a floor lamp it is of course obvious that the lamp need not be in use as it might be moved near a window and thus be capable of use in day time Without artificial light. It is also quite obvious that instead of employing a floor lamp as the support the rack might be mounted upon table lamps of various kinds or might even have its own base and support so as to be a complete and separate entity.

"While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention it is of course to be understood that I reserve the right to make such changes in the form, con struction and arrangement of parts as will not depart from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claims,

Having thus described my invention 1 claim:

1. A device of the character described comprising an upright support, upper and lower brackets adjustably slidably mounted thereon, an arm pivotally conected with the upper bracket, a frame journally mounted on said arm,a brace pivotally connected with the lower bracket and with said arm, a pawl carried by the arm, and a toothed disk forming part of the frame and engaged by the pawl for holding the frame at an adjusted position.

2. A device of the character described comprising an upright support, upper and lower brackets adjustably slidably mounted thereon, an arm pivotally connected with the upper bracket, a frame journally mounted on said arm, a brace pivotally connected with the lower bracket and with said arm, a pawl carried by the arm, and a toothed disk forming part of the frame and engaged by thepawl for holding the frame at an ad justed position, the frame including an end member engaged upon the arm, a pair .of lazy tongs connected with said end member, an outer endmember connected with the other ends of the lazy tongs, and having a central stem slidable and rotatable within the arm. 7

8. In a device of the character described, an upright support, ahorizontal arm carried thereby, a bracket on the end of the arm carrying a pawl, a frame including a pair of end members one rotatable upon the arm andthe other having a stem slidable and rotatable in the arm, and contractile elements connecting said ends, and a toothed disk splined upon the stem and co-operating with said pawl, the disk having a grooved extension and said bracket having a fork engaging within the groove.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

FRANK A. MoGUIRE. 

